I don't follow the tracking that closely, but I did compare day 3 of bones 3 with day 3 of this KS, and we were further behind at the time, which was a bit of a shame. I'll admit, at this point, there hasn't been much that has gotten me nearly as excited as I remember being during Bones 3. It might be being more experienced, but I'm not just super excited by this one so far, and that makes me sad.

Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
They strung up a man
They say who murdered three
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where dead man called out
For his love to flee
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where I told you to run
So we'd both be free
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Wear a necklace of hope
Side by side with me
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree

I'll admit, I'm not as enthused as I recall being during Bones 3's initial days. I like some of the items in the Core, but there's been so many just... unexpectedly esoteric items already unlocked, like the dice people, that I'm not feeling a ton of excitement yet. The stretch goals feel like their either further apart, or the pledges have been fewer than before, too. I remember prior KS unlocking things much faster in the early days.

I'm sure you mean "Shatter resistant" but the missing vowel in the first word makes it semi entertaining...
Sad this starts at noon Central, because that's 1PM in my neighborhood, and I'll only get an hour and a half or so to watch the thread grow before I've gotta take the young 'un for a doctor's appointment. What an unfortunate day to have the thing scheduled.

Of the 5 previews, I'm in for the griffon. Considering to house, just to use as a terrain element, but I have the last Balor, and I'm not likely to have need of 2 at once. I just bought and painted Nethyrmaul, so, again, not a lot of need for another zombie dragon. Probably depends on its scale. Depending on the turtle's price point, I might get it, but it's not a priority.

Assembly is a bit of a nightmare, but most of the pieces fit pretty well, with minimal gaps and such. I'm working on it at the moment, left the tentacles off but assembled the body, painting it in pieces and will assemble the tentacles when it's all done. Such a terrifyingly great monster.

Yeah, just found it. Well, that sucks. I know RoW already has to pay for it, but it's going to cut into the budget and what I can get, and it seems weird that I can get free shipping on any regular order, but not on a KS order that's orders of magnitude bigger.
It is what it is, though. My Bones 3 box was huge, and I imagine there was a not insignificant cost associated with it. Just means I won't be pledging as much in the long run.

Where was it said that US based shipping wouldn't be covered this year? I thought I'd followed this thread and the Bones 3 thread pretty closely, but I don't remember seeing any specific communication about it until the comments today, none of which are from Reaper. Can someone provide me with the actual statement, or when it was stated?